Analyzing Talent Management's Impact on Employee Performance (Asda)

This research proposal investigates the impact of talent management on employee performance, specifically within Asda Stores plc. The project aims to understand the concept of talent management, determine its importance in enhancing employee performance, and assess various strategies for implementing effective talent management practices. The proposal outlines the research objectives, literature sources, activities, timescales, and methodologies, including the use of a quantitative research method with a deductive approach and positivism philosophy. Data collection will involve questionnaires administered to a sample of 45 Asda employees, supported by a review of secondary literature. The project is designed to provide insights into how talent management can improve employee productivity, engagement, and retention, offering valuable implications for human resource management.

Research Proposal Form
Student Name: ______________________ Student ID: ____________
Centre Name: _____________________
Tutor: ________________ Date: ___________________
Unit: ____________________
Proposed Title: ______________________________________________
Section One: Title, objective, responsibilities
Title or working title of the research project (in the form of a question,
objective or hypothesis)
Title: To analyse the impact of talent management on Employee Performance.
Aims:
“To study the influence of talent management in employee productivity”. A study on Asda
Plc Stores.
Research objectives
 To understand about the concept of Talent Management
 To determine the importance of talent management on employee’s performances.
 To assess different strategies for implement better talent management practises in Asda Stores
plc.
Section Two: Reasons for choosing this research project
Reasons for choosing the project (e.g links to other subjects you are
studying, personal interest, future plans, knowledge/skills you want to
improve, why the topic is important):
The reason to choosing the project of talent management in employee performance for
assessing about practises or process of talent management in organisation that enhance better
productivity. For instance, the company is selected from retail industry is Asda Stores Plc in
which three objectives define about better information as how talent management generates
positive way of outcomes through employee performances. The future plans is to more explore
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about how human resource management handle and get impact from talent management. At
the time to selecting this topic it helps to assess individual performance and in general it
develop better decision making and competency skills.
Section Three: Literature sources searched
Use of key literature sources to support your research question,
objective or hypothesis:
 To understand about the concept of Talent Management.
According to Pranthna Ghosh, 2020. As talent management is major part of human resource
practises which ensure about how it implies in specific organisation. The main objective to
conduct this practise to ensure about for select or highlight potential employees by making
them promote and enhance significant opportunities to explore. Behind the concept of talent
management there is detailed process is to investigate gaps between employee capabilities and
objectives along with sourcing for on boarding within suitable candidate through growing
where development implies important skills as well as taking advise to ensuring about
engaging effectively. In perspective of Asda plc Stores their human department is undertakes
overall responsibilities to scrutinize data about individual employees performance and after
mapping to provide productive traits of opportunities for better performance as well as setting
effective benchmark.
 To determine the importance of talent management on employees performances.
As per opinion of Siddhant Patel, 2021. The talent management plays an important role within
formulating business strategies and simply about business to better handle company's aspects.
This is consider organisation's best practise where companies towards getting a competitive
edge for sustain the volatile market in remain progressive. In perspective of Asda plc stores
allows to improves employees future skilled. It only improves employees productivity where
workforce is getting satisfaction but it also generates talent retention. Thus, companies is
creates to make an effort for effectively manage within manpower to improve their skills and
competency towards long term period. Every organisation creates to retain about best and
most talented people where their contribution creates wellness to better attain competitive
gaols. As per good talent management practises where it minimise about unplanned attrition to
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systemically invests employee engagement to effective communicate and timely rewards and
recognition.
 To assess different strategies for implement better talent management practises in
Asda Stores plc.
As per opinion of Michael Hackings, 2019. To creating better talent management is enhance
better option for managing about organisation talent where both present as well as possible
factor. Talent management considering to be important enhance better objective for company
to strive viable advantage towards other relevant bodies. This strategy is helpful towards
company where beyond essential where management operations like selected the best
employee and better performance improvements to creates certain levels. The main objective
of talent management also to build relationship between manager and employees where well
designed Talent management strategies which facilitates about the human resource function.
Functions which must needed in talent management that is Recruiting and Selecting,
performance appraisal and employee engagement.
References
ONLINE
Prarthana. G., 2020. What is Talent Management?. [Online] Available through:
<https://www.hrtechnologist.com/articles/performance-management-hcm/what-is-
talent-management/
>.
Siddhant. P., 2021. Important of Talent Management. [Online] Available through:
<https://www.saviom.com/blog/benefits-of-talent-management/>.
Micheal. H., 2019. How to develop talent management strategy. [Online] Available
through: <https://www.hrdconnect.com/2019/09/06/how-to-develop-your-talent-
management-strategy/>.
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Section Four: Activities and timescales
Activities to be carried out during the research project (e.g
research, development and analysis of ideas, writing, data
collection, numerical analysis, tutor meetings, production of
final outcome, evaluation, writing the report):
1. Aims and objectives:
2. Literature review:
3. Research methology:
4. Submission of proposal:
5. Approval on proposal:
6. Data Collection:
7. Data Analysis:
8. Conclusion and Recommendation:
9. Submission of Report
How long this
will take:
4 Days.
2 Days.
9 Days.
26 Days.
16 Days.
40 Days.
20 Days.
2 Days.
2 Days .
Milestone one: _________________
Target date (set by tutor): ____________________
Milestone two: _______________________
Target date (set by tutor): ______________________
Gantt Chart:
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Section Five: Research approach and methodologies
What kind of research method and practises will be used and why? What
will be the main areas of research will be included
The research methodologies is undertakes as follows:
 Research philosophies: It is set of belief about the way in which data about
phenomenon or structure in which data is gathered and analysed for better used. It
contains two types of philosophies such as Positivism and Interprivistim. As per
researcher context, it takes Positivism, because as helps to addresses about personal
findings on the basis of values and independently. Use of Positivism philosophy is
appropriate as it facilitates a more systematic and effective way of leading an
investigation.
 Research Approach: According to this concept it helps to elaborates about procedure
about research which is span to highlight about better board of assumption to scrutinise
data collections. It elaborates two types of Deductive and Inductive approach. By
researcher it allows to select about Deductive approach, this helps to one people who
are typically where it associate which is investigation in effective manner. Use of
deductive approach is appropriate as it is properly in line with the positivism
philosophy as it ensure better scanning and testing of the numeric information.
 Research Method : As per this method it represents about procedure for better
collecting and analyse data, developing data as per research deisgn. In this research
method researcher is opted for Quantitative research method as overall data is
scrutinize in numeric and source from which data is collected through primary sources.
Use of quantitative research method is suitable as it ensures easy collection of
information and better presentation through help of statistical tools.
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 Sources of Data collection: This emphasis about origin from which data is generated.
In this both primary and secondary is consider as facts and findings primary data helps
to gathered by opting questionnaire. The use of secondary research method for
collecting literature review data information. Use of questionnaire is appropriate as it
ensures easy collection of information from larger number of participants.
 Sample Size- a sample size of 45 participants has been selected from the
employees of Asda with the help of random sampling method for collection of
primary data.
Comments and agreement from tutor
Comments (optional):
I confirm that the project is not work which has been or will be submitted
for another qualification and is appropriate.
Agreed: ________________ (name)_______________ Date ______________
Comments and agreement form project proposal checker( IV sampling)
Comments (Optional):
I confirm that the project is appropriate.
Agreed /Disagree: (Name of the IV)
Date
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